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Tmax 100 versus APX 100
I'm about to order some 100 asa film -- I usually shoot 400 asa or 50
asa films so I'm not that familiar with the various options at 100. Would people recommend Tmax 100 or Agfa APX at the same speed? I'll probably be using Rodinal initially but I'm open to other developer suggestions. Any other 100 asa brand that people like -- some of the smaller ones like Foma, Efke or Maco? Matt |
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1) I would NOT use Rodinal. D-76 1:1 is just fine
2) Ilford FP4 Plus or Delta 100 are probably easier to work with Matthew McGrattan wrote: I'm about to order some 100 asa film -- I usually shoot 400 asa or 50 asa films so I'm not that familiar with the various options at 100. Would people recommend Tmax 100 or Agfa APX at the same speed? I'll probably be using Rodinal initially but I'm open to other developer suggestions. Any other 100 asa brand that people like -- some of the smaller ones like Foma, Efke or Maco? Matt |
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1) I would NOT use Rodinal. D-76 1:1 is just fine
2) Ilford FP4 Plus or Delta 100 are probably easier to work with Matthew McGrattan wrote: I'm about to order some 100 asa film -- I usually shoot 400 asa or 50 asa films so I'm not that familiar with the various options at 100. Would people recommend Tmax 100 or Agfa APX at the same speed? I'll probably be using Rodinal initially but I'm open to other developer suggestions. Any other 100 asa brand that people like -- some of the smaller ones like Foma, Efke or Maco? Matt |
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1) I would NOT use Rodinal. D-76 1:1 is just fine
2) Ilford FP4 Plus or Delta 100 are probably easier to work with Matthew McGrattan wrote: I'm about to order some 100 asa film -- I usually shoot 400 asa or 50 asa films so I'm not that familiar with the various options at 100. Would people recommend Tmax 100 or Agfa APX at the same speed? I'll probably be using Rodinal initially but I'm open to other developer suggestions. Any other 100 asa brand that people like -- some of the smaller ones like Foma, Efke or Maco? Matt |
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Matthew McGrattan wrote:
I'm about to order some 100 asa film -- I usually shoot 400 asa or 50 asa films so I'm not that familiar with the various options at 100. Would people recommend Tmax 100 or Agfa APX at the same speed? I'll probably be using Rodinal initially but I'm open to other developer suggestions. Any other 100 asa brand that people like -- some of the smaller ones like Foma, Efke or Maco? You did say what size film you will be using. When I was shooting mostly 35mm, I was using mostly Tri-X, and found Rodinal too grainy for my taste. For a film like that, I found D-76d and HC-110 (dilution B) to be about the best. When the TMax films came out, I tried a lot of different developers (but not Rodinal), and found that TMax-RS developer was the best for that, but that D-76d was good too. My preference at the moment is XTol developer 1+1 for it. I never used APX 100, so I would not know about that. But I like TMax 100 and TMax 400 a lot because of their very straight D/H curves, especially wnen developped in XTol 1+1. Some people do not like straight D/H curves because you must be more careful to give proper exposure. -- .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. /V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939. /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org ^^-^^ 10:00:00 up 4 days, 17 min, 3 users, load average: 4.09, 4.11, 4.09 |
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Matthew McGrattan wrote:
I'm about to order some 100 asa film -- I usually shoot 400 asa or 50 asa films so I'm not that familiar with the various options at 100. Would people recommend Tmax 100 or Agfa APX at the same speed? I'll probably be using Rodinal initially but I'm open to other developer suggestions. Any other 100 asa brand that people like -- some of the smaller ones like Foma, Efke or Maco? You did say what size film you will be using. When I was shooting mostly 35mm, I was using mostly Tri-X, and found Rodinal too grainy for my taste. For a film like that, I found D-76d and HC-110 (dilution B) to be about the best. When the TMax films came out, I tried a lot of different developers (but not Rodinal), and found that TMax-RS developer was the best for that, but that D-76d was good too. My preference at the moment is XTol developer 1+1 for it. I never used APX 100, so I would not know about that. But I like TMax 100 and TMax 400 a lot because of their very straight D/H curves, especially wnen developped in XTol 1+1. Some people do not like straight D/H curves because you must be more careful to give proper exposure. -- .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. /V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939. /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org ^^-^^ 10:00:00 up 4 days, 17 min, 3 users, load average: 4.09, 4.11, 4.09 |
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:05:56 -0500, Jean-David Beyer
wrote: Matthew McGrattan wrote: I'm about to order some 100 asa film -- I usually shoot 400 asa or 50 asa films so I'm not that familiar with the various options at 100. Would people recommend Tmax 100 or Agfa APX at the same speed? I'll probably be using Rodinal initially but I'm open to other developer suggestions. Any other 100 asa brand that people like -- some of the smaller ones like Foma, Efke or Maco? You did say what size film you will be using. When I was shooting mostly 35mm, I was using mostly Tri-X, and found Rodinal too grainy for my taste. For a film like that, I found D-76d and HC-110 (dilution B) to be about the best. I'll largely be using 35mm although I do shoot 120. However, 120 I usually have processed by a lab rather than doing it myself. Matt |
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:05:56 -0500, Jean-David Beyer
wrote: Matthew McGrattan wrote: I'm about to order some 100 asa film -- I usually shoot 400 asa or 50 asa films so I'm not that familiar with the various options at 100. Would people recommend Tmax 100 or Agfa APX at the same speed? I'll probably be using Rodinal initially but I'm open to other developer suggestions. Any other 100 asa brand that people like -- some of the smaller ones like Foma, Efke or Maco? You did say what size film you will be using. When I was shooting mostly 35mm, I was using mostly Tri-X, and found Rodinal too grainy for my taste. For a film like that, I found D-76d and HC-110 (dilution B) to be about the best. I'll largely be using 35mm although I do shoot 120. However, 120 I usually have processed by a lab rather than doing it myself. Matt |
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:05:56 -0500, Jean-David Beyer
wrote: Matthew McGrattan wrote: I'm about to order some 100 asa film -- I usually shoot 400 asa or 50 asa films so I'm not that familiar with the various options at 100. Would people recommend Tmax 100 or Agfa APX at the same speed? I'll probably be using Rodinal initially but I'm open to other developer suggestions. Any other 100 asa brand that people like -- some of the smaller ones like Foma, Efke or Maco? You did say what size film you will be using. When I was shooting mostly 35mm, I was using mostly Tri-X, and found Rodinal too grainy for my taste. For a film like that, I found D-76d and HC-110 (dilution B) to be about the best. I'll largely be using 35mm although I do shoot 120. However, 120 I usually have processed by a lab rather than doing it myself. Matt |
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This might be just a matter of taste - degustibus et coloribus, you
know... - but I don't like TMX. It seems to me that it's mathematically straight curve (although this is a techical exploit of Kodak!) makes my prints look flat, especially in skin tones. APX is old technology film, more grain, less sharp, but charming, say impressive for landscape and portraiture. I develop in D-76 1+1 wich is, as stated in other replies, a good combo... again: to my taste. BTW, I use it in 35mm. Jan "Matthew McGrattan" schreef in bericht ... | I'm about to order some 100 asa film -- I usually shoot 400 asa or 50 | asa films so I'm not that familiar with the various options at 100. | | Would people recommend Tmax 100 or Agfa APX at the same speed? | | I'll probably be using Rodinal initially but I'm open to other | developer suggestions. | | Any other 100 asa brand that people like -- some of the smaller ones | like Foma, Efke or Maco? | | Matt | |
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